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talking-to
noun[ Cusually singular ]
informaluk /ˈtɔː.kɪŋ.tuː/ us /ˈtɑː.kɪŋ.tuː/
a severe talk with someone who has done something wrong: 申斥，责骂
I gave her a good talking-to about doing her homework on time.我狠狠训了她一顿，让她按时做作业。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Chastising & rebuking
admonishing
admonishingly
admonitory
barracking
bawl
coal
earbashing
keelhaul
lambaste
lecture
pull someone up
punchbag
punching bag
put someone in their placeidiom
rap someone over the knucklesidiom
shame
spoken
tear
ticking-off
wigging
Examples of talking-to
talking-to
You don't erase poverty by giving the poor a stern talking-to, he said.
From Baltimore Sun
Did the producers give the judges a talking-to for some reason?
From The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
He gave them a talking-to that was more emphatic than choice in its language.
From Project Gutenberg
I'll give him a talking-to this very night.
From Project Gutenberg
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